3. Explain applications of the scientific process and how companies use it

4. Follow the procedure of the scientific process

5. Design and construct an egg protection device

6. Analyze
and draw conclusions based on the results of the egg drop experiment

Instructions:

In this lesson you will use teamwork to design a
container that would protect a raw egg as it falls to the ground from a height
of 8 feet.Your team will receive an egg and a bag of
materials.You will be given time to
brainstorm how you might construct a protective mechanism for dropping your egg
without breaking it.You are only
allowed to use the materials in your bag within the time frame allotted.It will be important to work well with your
teams in analyzing the materials you are given and predicting which materials
will safely protect your egg during its descent.

Team
Roles:

1.Materials
Manager- the person whose birthday is
the nearest in the future. Picks up, manages, and returns all materials.

2.Checker- the person to the right of the materials
manager; makes certain all tasks are carried out correctly, answers team
questions and seeks out assistance when team requests it. Also responsible for
navigating to the websites identified by the instructor to check for resources
explaining the outcomes of their trials;

3.Encourager- the person to the right of the Checker;
responsible for establishing and keeping a positive team spirit.

4.Reporter/Recorder
- the person to the right of the Encourager; responsible for taking down (entering
into the computer) the team brainstorming notes and the selections for
assembling the protective mechanism as well as recording the results of the
team trials.This person will also
report the findings of the team.

5.If
there are five team members the fifth person will be the reporter.

After
your team has assigned and reviewed the roles, the materials manager can pick
up the team materials.

Materials

1.
Computers with Internet access

2.
One egg for every group of students

3.
One piece of newspaper for every group of students

4.
One foot of tape for every group of students

5. Some materials you may choose are poster board, cardboard

cotton, Styrofoam, tape, glue, socks, toilet paper, and
straws.

6.Garbage
bags

7.Area
outside or in school stairwell.

In
your design, you should choose one or two variables and test the results of
this variable on your crate. Your design must not include changing the egg in
any way (no tape on the egg, no nail polish on the egg, no hollow eggs...). You
will write a lab report with all the standard sections and produce a final
product to describe your work. In this project, you should be trying to apply
some of the knowledge about motion.

Part
I. (10 minutes)

Once
the team has taken time to read the egg drop instructions and look over the
materials, they will brainstorm ideas on how to create the most protective
mechanism.

After
brain storming, the checker makes sure everyone’s idea is discussed and the
most agreed upon plan will be selected.The checker may consult with other groups if their teams wish.

Part
II.(15 minutes)

When
the team has decided upon the construction plan, they may begin to construct
their mechanism.Following the
construction, the group then chooses a slogan for their group and select an
energizer which they would like the group to give them as they complete their
drop.

The
encourager leads the cheer following the group’s presentation

Part
III.(10 minutes)

When
all teams have completed their mechanisms the instructor will bring them to the
“drop” site.

Following
the concluding drop, each of the groups will review the results and hypothesize
why the mechanisms performed as well or poorly as they did.The materials manager returns the supplies
and picks up the egg drop lab sheet.The group discusses the analysis and work together to individually
complete each sheet.

The
group then chooses a slogan for their group and assist the recorder in
preparing a graphic organizer for teaching the whole group about what they
learned.They also select an energizer
which they would like the group to give them as they complete their
presentation.

The
encourager leads the cheer following the group’s presentation

Part
IV

Processing:Each team assesses the quality of the work
their team accomplished in the egg activity.

ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

1.Did the craft survive
the fall from the stairs?

2.What was successful in the design of the craft?

_

3.What would you change about your craft if you did the experiment again?

_

4.As the egg drops, what type of energy conversion is taking place?
Explain

_

The Amazing Egg Drop

COOPERATIVE GROUP CHECKLIST

Group Member Name

Encouraging

Attentive Listening

Working toward Consensus

Staying with the group
and with your role

Scoring Key

0Never

žSometimes

+Frequently

Egg Drop Data:

Egg Number/Name

Time of Fall (s)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

avg

Scoring Rubric for Team Performance of
Amazing Egg Drop

Criteria:

1. Team engaged in brainstorming; analyzed ideas and
selected plan

2. Made predictions regarding motion, acceleration and
air resistance.

3. Completed construction of container

4. Correctly identified variables in laboratory report

Not Yet

Almost
There

Got It!!

Brainstorming; analyzed ideas and selected
plan

No evidence that the team brainstormed and analyzed several
plans

Team clearly brainstormed and analyzed several plans before
selecting construction plan

Team brainstormed several good ideas, engaged in analysis
and selected an effective construction plan

Made predictions regarding motion,
acceleration and air resistance

No evidence of predictions regarding motion, acceleration
and air resistance

Team shows good evidence of predictions regarding motion,
acceleration and air resistance

Excellent evidence of predictions regarding motion,
acceleration and air resistance

Completed construction of container

Team demonstrated an inability to construct a container in
the time allotted

Team effectively used the time allotted to create a
well-designed container

Team effectively used the time allotted to create a
well-designed container

The problem in this situation is that Billy Bob must
design a device to protect an egg from a drop using only one sheet of newspaper
and one foot of tape.

Step 2: Hypothesis

I hypothesize that a parachute design will protect the
egg from breaking in the fall. This design will have four long thin
strips of paper attached to the remaining four corners of the newspaper and
then to the egg.

Step 3:
Testing

(no written work for this step)

Step 4: Evaluate

(Example: "My design was
successful in protecting the egg. Other parachute designs were also
successful. Other designs involving wrapping the egg in newspaper were, for the
most part, not successful. The results of my classmates were as follows:

Parachutes-

number broken: 2

number not broken: 6

Wrapping egg in
newspaper- number broken: 5 number not broken: 1

Step 5: Conclusion

I conclude that the
_______________is the best way to protect the egg from a fall. It had a far
better success rate than the _____________..